The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
Thursday, May 30, 2019
Lt. Richard Fassl of the "Dogpatch Raider" B-24
From the American Air Museum in Britain
RICHARD FASSL
On 3 February 1944, B-24D #41-24192 named "Dogpatch Raider" lost an engine and aborted during a mission to Emden and during the landing attempt the aircraft appeared to lose control and crashed near Hempnall. Killed in Action (KIA)
2nd lieutenant Richard Fassl was born on February 28, 1920, the son of Ludwig and Mary Fassl. His hometown was Chicago, Illinois.
He was serving as a bombardier aboard B-24 "Dogpatch Raider" tail #42-24192, on February 3, 1944. The bomber, part of 93rd Bomb Group, 328th Bomb Squadron, suffered engine trouble shortly after Takeoff, and crash-landed at its base at Hardwick.
He is buried at the U.S. Military Cemetery at Cambridge, England.
--GreGen
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